The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-15
GENERAL NEWS,

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CLEAR aud hot.
BUINEss quiet.
RIVER still rising.
THREE boatslleavingltodsy.
THE upper Ohio is falling.
The Mississippi 10 rising at st. Louis.
WHITE and st. Francis rivers are
falling.
1HR Gayoso hsdIa nice trip for St.
Francis river.
THR Ohio leaves Cincinnati tomor.
rev for this port.
The r. L. Cobb left on time for Ar
kautaI river with good trip.
The Alberta M. 8. Capt. Smith,
leaves this evening for White river.
DURING the "a honrs ending at noon
yestor ay the river here rose iAches.
Tax Dick Fulton in on route from
Louisville to this port with tow Of coal.
The City Of Cairo was expected to
Pass here last night ON her way to St. Louis.
The Arkansas river is falling at
Fort Smith, but is rising tlowly at Little
Rock.
THR steamers Joe Peters and T.. w.
Cole were towod up to point just above the
elevator yesterday.
THE towhosts Smoky CITY, Goal
City and d. W. Woodward are at PittsburE
with broken shafts.
THK Kate Adams will he In tonight
and she is tho rCgu ar packet leaving toner
row evening for Arkansas City.
PILOT DAVE THOMAS has gone 10 81.
Francis river to pilot a boat from some
point en- that stream up Little Black river.
The Dssoto will be due here
Thursday. She is the packet leaving Friday
evening tor Cincinnati. Capt. q. u. Russell
Is agent.
THR City Of Baton Rouge passed to
ST, Louis early yesterday morning with
fair up stream trip. She put of here 3Sc
paokaEes Of miscellaneous freight.
The new stages for the wharibost
located at the foot OF Jefferson street arrived
yesterdAy from PlttsburE. They are iron
and are % feet Iona and 10 feet wide.
THB Rene Mscready, CAN'T. Higgins,
leaves this evening for Gold Dust, osceols
and way points. William Smither, Charley
Leftwich and John Childress are her clerks.
THE James Lee, Capt. ClAgsett,
and all way land iDes. Msssrs, Vim. Ash
ford. Will Darrash and JShn Rhodes are her
clerks.
The City Of Providence passed 10
VicksburE yesterday morning with a COED
trip. ehe put on hero 1900 packages OF
freight, including 500 barrels Of -four, and
added rs tons Of sundries.
SAMUEL GATY, an old resident, and
builder Of the Rrst enEins ever built aAd
placed In . steamer at bt. Louis, died in that
city on friday last. lie was Identified with
river interests for over sixty years ~ leaves
an ample fortune TO his family.
CAPT. VANDERaRIPT, OF Grav's Iron
line, tosk 5000 kegs Of nails at tho La Belle
landing at Wheeling for the West, and the
bsrEes will be taken away BY the next steam
POrtation 10 Is esnh from WceelinE to 81.
Louis.
TER Buckeye State, from Cincinnati,
brought 1883 packR ges, in luding 100 barrels
cor snt, 1900 barrels salt, 7o3 barrels nour, SO
| sacks bran, A5 bundles paper and $50 bales
| hay. She returned ~ Cincinnati last night
with 100 bales oOtt n, Abales rags, 80 tons Of
misoellanto Gus freight and Emo list Of pas
| sepB gers.
THE Will 8. Hays, from st. Louis
passed to New Orleans % m idnisht with lkOt
ions Of freiEht. Sho added here 500 empty
| barrels, bales OF cotton and about 70 tens
| ofsundries. The HAYS has on board about
| 900 tons Of freight, taken OF the disabled
Annie p. Silver, all Of which Is for way
| points. Mr., GeorSe Uorbott, second clork OF
tho silver, Is on tho Hays looking after tho
freight, and Is acting az agent for the Under
writer's.